4. Hard Disk Drive
(sometimes abbreviated as a hard drive,
HD, or HDD) is a non-volatile data
storage device. It is usually installed
internally in a computer, attached
directly to the disk controller of the
computer's motherboard.
6. Solid-State Drive
an SSD is a storage
medium that uses non-
volatile memory as a
means of holding and
accessing data.
7. USB Thumb Drive
a USB flash drive, data stick, pen drive,
memory unit, keychain drive, and thumb
drive, a jump drive is a portable storage
device. It is often the size of a human
thumb (hence the name) and connects
to a computer via a USB port.
8. USB Thumb Drive
Flash drives are an easy
way to store and transfer
information between
computers and range in
sizes from 2 GB to 1 TB.
9. SD Card
Flash drives are an easy way to store
and transfer information between
computers and range in sizes from 2 GB
to 1 TB. Short for Secure Digital card,
the SD card is one of the more common
types of memory cards used with
electronics.
10. SD Card
The SD technology is used by over
400 brands of electronic equipment
and over 8000 different models,
including digital cameras and cell
phones.
11. Types of SD cards
The three versions of the SD card,
along with their physical dimensions,
are shown below.
12. Types of SD cards
SD - 32mm x 24mm x 2.1mm.
MiniSD - 21.5mm x 20mm x 1.4mm.
MicroSD - 15mm x 11mm x 1.0mm
13. CD
Abbreviated as CD, a compact disc is a
flat, round, optical storage medium
invented by James Russell. The first CD
was created at a Philips factory in
Germany on August 17, 1982.
14. CD
The picture is an example of
the bottom of a standard
compact disc and is the side
the disc player reads. The
opposite side of the disc has a
label to help indicate what is
on the disc
15. DVD
Short for digital versatile disc or
digital video disc, a DVD or DVD-
ROM is a disc capable of storing a
significant amount more data than
a standard compact disc.
16. DVD
widely used for storing and
viewing movies and ot her data.
The picture of the Matrix DVD
movie disc is an example of a
DVD movie. DVD-ROM drives
that utilize these discs were first
sold in 1997
17. Floppy Diskette
a floppy or floppy disk,
a floppy diskette is a
type of storage media,
capable of storing
electronic data, like a
computer file.
18. Tape Drive
A tape is a magnetically
thin coated piece of
plastic wrapped around
wheels capable of
storing data. Tape
29. Quiz
1. It is usually installed internally in a computer,
attached directly to the disk controller of the
computer's motherboard.
2. any hardware capable of holding information either
temporarily or permanently.
3. device used for an easy way to store and transfer
information between computers
4. is a type of storage media, capable of storing
electronic data, like a computer file.
30. Quiz
5. one of the more common types of memory
cards used with electronics
6. a disc capable of storing a significant amount
more data than a standard compact disc
7. a magnetically thin coated piece of plastic
wrapped around wheels capable of storing data.
8. a flat, round, optical storage medium